diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_sandbox.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_sandbox.go
index e5ef44e6652..1f6b9b426a2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_sandbox.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_sandbox.go
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func (ds *dockerService) PodSandboxStatus(podSandboxID string) (*runtimeapi.PodS
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Parse the timstamps.
+	// Parse the timestamps.
 	createdAt, _, _, err := getContainerTimestamps(r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse timestamp for container %q: %v", podSandboxID, err)